Safety coat-hook.



B. F. RANCH.

SAFETY COAT HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN. 27. 19w.

1,276,414. Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

WITNESSES:

INVENTOR A 77 ORNE Y BERTRAM F. RANCH, 0F SEATTLE. WASHINGTON.

SAFETY COAT-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

Application filed J anuary 27, 1917. Serial No. 144,800.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERTRAM F. RANoH, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Seattle, in the county of King and State ofWashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SafetyCoat- Hooks, of which the following is a full, true, and exactspecification.

My invention relates to safety coat hooks and has for its principalobject: to provide an improved and novel coat hook which automaticallylocks under the influence of the weight of the coat; to provide a deviceof the class described which embodies a coat hanger which is normallyopen and ready to receive the coat, and which grasps the material of thecoat firmly, thereby preventing the coat being removed from the hookwhile the hook is in locked position.

Other objects will appear as my invention is more fully explained in thefollowing specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device with partsbroken away. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.

Referring more particularlyv to the drawings, numeral 1 indicates acasing which is secured to a wall, or the like. A standard 2 projectsabove the casing 1, and is hinged at its upper end to receive a closinglever 3. The lever 3 in addition to being hinged at one end to standard2, is pivotally secured adjacent its center point to a fulcrum angle 4.Angle 4 is rigidly attached to a hook 5, which is provided with anupturned forward end 6, and a downwardly bent rear end 7. The downwardlybent rear end fits slidably in a slot 8, which is cut in the top ofcasing 1. Guides 9 also assist in retaining the portion 7 of the hookwhich projects within the casing 1. Along one edge of downwardlyextending portion 7 a series of notches 10 are cut and are adapted toreceive the end of a locking spring 11. While applicant shows a verysimple type of locking spring, yet it will be apparent that manystandard forms of locking devices might be incorporated in place of thespring 11 and notches 10. A spring 12 normally holds the hook 5 andlever 3 in position as shown in the drawings and is of sufficientstrength to return the said members to a normal position when the weightof the garment which is hung upon the hook has been released. Theadjacent ends of lever 3 and the upstanding portion 6 of the hook areprovided with rubber or other resilient tips 13 which firmly grasp thematerial of the garment. A flexible tape 14 connects the adjacent endsof lever 3 and the upstanding portion 6 of the hook, thereby providing areceptacle for the coat collar or hanger strap of the coat, which mayassist in closing the hook. In operation the collar of the coat isinserted between the adjacent ends of the hook and lever, and the weightof the coat is sufficient to force the hook downwardly within casing 1,thereby gripping the material ofthe coat, which finally stops thedownward movement of the hook. The spring 11 will engage one of thenotches 10, thereby preventing the release of the coat until the spring11 has been forced back by means of a key which is inserted through akey-hole 15 -in casing 1.

While I have shown a particular form of embodiment of my invention, I amaware that many minor changes therein will readily suggest themselves toothers skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention, and I therefore desire to avoid being limited to theexact form shown and described.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent, is:

In a device of the class described the combination of a stationarycasing, a hook pro vided with an upturned end and a clownwardly turnedrear end the latter of which is slidably mounted in said casing, aclosing lever hingedly mounted at one end upon said casing andpositioned above said hook, an angle secured to said hook and pivoted tosaid lever intermediate its ends, the outer end of said hook and thesaid lever being arranged in spaced relationship to each other andadapted to be drawn in contact with each other when the hook is forceddownwardly within the casing under the influence of the weight of thecoat which is placed upon the hook, and automatically locking means,whereby when the hook is forced down within the casing it is retained inthe forced down position, said locking means including a spring securedto the inside of said casing and its free end cooperating V with 10notches in the downwardly extending end of said hook. V

BERTRAM F. RANCH.

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